Xu Aigong
School of Geomatics,
Liaoning Technical University, China, 123000
eagxu@ntu.edu.sg

ABSTRACT:
This paper presents a new charging scheme based on distance vehicle traveled in different areas determined by GPS positioning and digital road network database in GIS.

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V.S. Karandikar
Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Maharashtra, India

Amit Prakash
Team Coordinator, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, India

P.S. Bindu, Prashant Nayak
Member Technical Staff, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, India

Introduction
The concept of e-governance fits in where public organizations are concerned with efficiency, effectiveness and transparency in their delivery systems. The initiative taken by Public Works Department (PWD), Government of Maharashtra, in this direction has been pioneering and commendable. In association with C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), Pune, India PWD has been successful in bringing about a paradigm shift in the business of governance by leveraging on the opportunities provided by advancements in Information and Communications technology.

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Redlands, California—Solutions to help European Union (EU) member states follow Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) initiative time frames will be presented by ESRI and its European business partners at the INSPIRE Conference 2010 in Krakow, Poland, June 22–25. ESRI’s ArcGIS software, including the ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension, will be demonstrated. The software provides the capability to create metadata for country geospatial information as required by the winter 2010 deadline.

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